Buddenbrooks
How does the author use foreshadowing in Buddenbrooks?
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When the Buddenbrooks have bought the new house, they arrange a dinner party to celebrate the occasion. At the table the theme of former owners was discussed: how that family was honorable and reputable, but later they became bankrupt and were forced to leave the house. This story stands as a foreshadowing for the Buddenbrooks to have the same fate.